The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 553: Cain vs Jarkan

Zamuelʼs entire body glowed with sunlight energy as he focused on Gordon, while Lore clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on Sima. Cainʼs eyes overflowed with red light as he stared at Jarkan.

Silence reigned until suddenly, a tiny pebble fell from the ceiling into the Void Fire, and that slight reverberation marked the start of the fight.

Zamuel and Lore flashed head-on toward Gordon and Sima, and their counterparts from the Vulcano Clan and Ursa Clan did the same. Jarkan, on the other hand, flashed upward, expecting Cain to put distance between them, so he wanted to get a good view of the battlefield before diving with all his power toward the opponent.

”THUMP!”

Unfortunately for the halberd-wielding master from the Vulcano Clan, Cain did not put distance between the two. On the contrary, he diminished it so fast that they stood face to face less than a second after the battle started.

Jarkanʼs eyes widened as he saw the Godslayer Human standing right in front of him, so close that he could see the red skin of this one beneath the Sun Armor and hear the booming power of his heartbeat.

Before Jarkan could even figure out how Cain achieved such shocking speed, his eyes widened as he saw that the Blood Energy and Essence Wave of this one had already coalesced around the blade in the form of a maelstrom.

”Bloodspace Vortex!”

Cain shouted as he finished his spell, ready to unleash all its power toward the Deus Behemoth. However, as he was about to wave Slaughter forward and release the vortex, his eyes narrowed as he saw Jarkanʼs left fist flashing toward his face.

Despite the shock and little time to prepare, Jarkan could still fire a punch with his free hand, charging it with a massive amount of burning energy and Astral Wave.

Any normal Essence Cultivator would be forced to pull back in the face of such an attack, as no matter how strong their spells were, they could not compare with the physical might of an Astral Rebirth Cultivator.

However, Cain was not a normal Essence Cultivator. His eyes burst with red light as he pushed the full power of Bloodspace Vortex forward and used his Void Blood Shield to protect himself, reinforcing the zone where the blow would land with Essence Wave.

”BOOOOOOMMMMMMM!”

”BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!”

The battle had started less than a second ago, and two massive explosions echoed inside the Void Fire Cauldron, drawing everybodyʼs attention, including that of Gordon, Sima, Lore, and Zamuel.

One of the explosions was a vortex of Blood Energy and space force, burying Jarkanʼs body deeper and deeper into the ceiling of the chamber. The other occurred as Cainʼs figure was blasted toward one of the walls with a force that could have obliterated a mountain range.

The people of the Vulcano Clan focused on the ceiling as the vortex had overwhelming power, and Jarkan took it point-blank. However, those from the Zanginis Clan and Solis Clan turned to the hole in the wall as they all saw the power with which Cain crashed, and it was something not even Earth Tribulation Masters could endure without severe injuries.

”¡AHHHHH!”

Suddenly, a shout emerged from the ceiling, and a blast of Astral Wave emerged, blasting the vortex to pieces as Jarkan descended. His body was covered in bloody wounds, but there were no internal injuries, thanks to the dark purple matrix that covered his flesh.

The Deus Behemoth had triggered the full power of his Astral Blood Ability before the attack landed point-blank, or else the damage would have been much worse.

However, Jarkan showed no happiness about his bodyʼs endurance and focused on the hole in the wall, seeing a figure emerging from it.

If people were surprised with Jarkanʼs endurance when they saw Cain, they were all dumbfounded. The Godslayer Human had received a direct punch to the face, but other than a small bruise and a trail of blood in the corner of his mouth, he was perfectly fine.

ʼHis body, it was like hitting a piece of Platinum Metal. How can an Essence Cultivator from the Godslayer Human Race achieve such endurance?ʼ

Jarkan was genuinely stunned as he knew just how much power was in his fist, yet he did little to no damage to Cain.

Cain noticed everybodyʼs eyes focused on him, but he did not care. Revealing the unique constitution of his body was not the same as revealing his Astral Cultivation. He only took a deep breath as his heartbeat once again exploded with power, pushing Third Gear to the absolute limit along with a burst of dark golden flames that pushed his physical might to an even higher degree!

”ZNNN!”

Not giving Jarkan even a second to rest, Cain flashed into the

sky, his body revolving, seemingly transforming into a tornado of Blood Energy and space force.

Once again, everybody was surprised to see the Essence Cultivator Godslayer Human intending to transform the fight into a melee battle!

Cainʼs battle style also took Jarkan aback. Still, as a seasoned warrior, he managed to erase all those useless thoughts and simply clenched his teeth, flashing forward as the full power of his body gathered on his halberd, which ignited with dark fire.

”BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!”

The halberd and the blade clashed in the center of the Void Fire Cauldron, unleashing a massive explosion. To the shock of all, Jarkan could not push Cain flying away, and their weapons were connected, each trying to overcome the other.

For someone with weak cultivation, it might seem that Cainʼs physical strength equaled that of Jarkan, but that could not be further from the truth. Cain had increased his bodyʼs torque and enhanced its strength with Radiance of Strength before unleashing it all in one strike of his blade, which carried a Quantum Laceration.

Jarkan was aware of all that, but it only made Cainʼs might even more remarkable in his eyes. If the young man could match his physical strength, it was one thing, but the level of skill he performed was much more impressive. y Virtual Library Empire

A smile began to appear on the Deus Behemothʼs face as he felt his opponentʼs strength and his blood burning with fighting will as he unleashed more and more of his power.

Cain maintained focus and blocked everything else out as his eyes glowed with golden light and perceived the movement of every muscle fiber, tendon, and stream of energy in the body of the Deus Behemoth.

”¡BOOM!”

A new explosion echoed as the power in both weapons repelled each other, pushing the Deus Behemoth and Godslayer Human back. Still, they were able to regain control over their bodies nearly immediately and returned to the fray.

”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!”

More and more explosions echoed as Cain clashed head-on with Jarkan, allowing the explosive might of his spell to detonate right before the Deus Behemoth.

Jarkan intercepted all the attacks from Cain, but there was little he could do about the blasts of Blood Energy and space force that kept leaving wounds on his body. He could only use his Astral Blood Ability to improve his physical defenses and endure the explosions.

After nearly a minute and their weapons clashing thousands of times, Jarkan raised the halberd only to lower it the next second with immense power, but Cain had already anticipated that move. He used Slaughter to strike the weapon at the right angle, pushing it to the side before sending a punch.

Usually, the punch of an Essence Cultivator would do nothing to an Astral Cultivator. Still, Jarkan felt his jaw almost break as that strike carried all of Cainʼs torque and generated a blast of energy upon impact.

However, Jarkan was not the only one who took damage as he managed to send a knee strike to Cainʼs chest. In the end, both of them were pushed hundreds of meters away from each other.

Jarkan showed a fierce smile as he regained control over his body and expected to clash with Cain again, but unlike him, the Godslayer Human could fire attacks from such a distance without a problem.

Before Jarkan could even take a step forward, an arc of blasting Blood Energy appeared before him. The man waved his halberd, shattering the attack without a problem, but just as the attack was destroyed, he detected Cainʼs presence on his right and saw a new arc of Blood Energy coming his way.

Jarkan had just moved his halberd to intercept it, but before the attack could even land, Cain had seemingly teleported to his right and sent a new arc of Blood Energy. If that wasnʼt enough, the Godslayer Human appeared behind him and sent another Quantum Laceration.

ʼDammit!ʼ

Jarkan could only shout inside his mind as Cainʼs mastery over the Law of Space and assassination technique made it impossible for him to track his opponent, and he was now overwhelmed by arcs of Blood Energy coming from every possible direction.